Buffalo Sabres Top Prospects – #4: Zach Benson

The Buffalo Sabres have drafted and developed a number of youngsters currently playing in the NHL (Rasmus Dahlin, Owen Power, Dylan Cozens), and the club under former GM Jason Botterill and current GM Kevyn Adams have been able to replenish the organization with young prospects. Throughout the month of August and leading into training camp next month, we will rank the club’s top prospects over the upcoming weeks based on their progress in either the NCAA, CHL, Europe, ECHL, or AHL and their potential to make the Sabres roster and make a contribution in the future. Players are eligible for the list if they have not played more than 40 NHL games and are 25 years old or younger:

#4 Zach Benson

The Sabres believe that a dynamic player fell into their laps at the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville, as at #13th overall they selected winger Zach Benson on the WHL’s Winnipeg Ice. Buffalo’s scouting staff had more of an advantage and a bigger knowledge base on the 18-year-old forward since he was linemates with 2022 first-rounder Matthew Savoie, he was coached by former Sabre James Patrick and was a billet mate of current Sabre Peyton Krebs, but all that was secondary to his tantalizing offensive abilities, who Sabres scouts compared to Toronto’s Mitch Marner and Tampa Bay’s Brayden Point.